Wimbledon relaxes cellphone ban ahead of World Cup semifinal

12 July 2018

And though the tennis starts at 2pm, and the football kicks off at 4pm United Kingdom time, there is the possibility that the tennis could spill over into football time if it goes the distance, something that's certainly possible with Roger Federer still on course to possibly meet Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic in the final.

They claim that they've got brilliant Wifi and that all spectators are entitled to privately and quietly watch the World Cup final on their phones but that they will not be changing the start time of 2pm.

According to GlobalWebIndex, just under a fifth of Sports Fans say they use social media to watch or follow sports events.

The final will be played at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.

Lewis also confirmed that the big screen at Wimbledon is reserved for tennis, the BBC reports.

But Wimbledon chief executive Richard Lewis stuck to his view that spectators coming to the grasscourt championships expect to see tennis and said that big-screen policy will remain in place to limit the disruption caused to players.